By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — A frustrated Bam Adebayo tore his jersey apart as he walked off the court after the final buzzer. Erik Spoelstra made no effort to hide his sadness about how the Miami Heat’s season ended. Kyle Lowry said the year was wasted. The hope was to spend
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The fast-tracked purchase of English soccer club Chelsea for 2.5 billion pounds ($3.2 billion) — the highest price ever paid for a sports team — was completed Monday by a consortium fronted by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly. It marked the end of the trophy-filled, 19-year tenure of
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Spanish club Valencia has removed president Anil Murthy from his post following the leak of private conversations that made the club’s leadership look bad. The announcement comes about two weeks after Murthy talked about players and the club’s economic situation and plans for the future. The
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By Wayne Chang, Eric Cheung and Clare Foran, CNN A US delegation led by Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an Illinois Democrat, arrived in Taipei on Monday in a previously unannounced visit, Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry said. The delegation will meet with Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen on Tuesday, where they will discuss “regional security, economic and trade cooperation,
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By Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Bill Clinton was in the White House, Tony Blair was in his second year as UK prime minister and The Backstreet Boys were on top of the UK pop charts with “I Want It That Way.” The year 1999 was also when two-time European Cup winner Nottingham Forest last played in
Continue ReadingBy WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Police say an 11-year-old boy convinced a car thief to let him and his four young brothers out of their minivan after it was stolen in Minneapolis Sunday afternoon. The children’s parents “stepped away from their running vehicle,” according to police, on
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The man accused of calling in a bomb threat to a Columbia daycare is now in custody in Boone County and expected to appear in court.
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — La escala con la que se mide la intensidad de los huracanes se conoce como Saffir-Simpson, y divide estos fenómenos naturales en 5 categorías de acuerdo con la velocidad de sus vientos y la marejada ciclónica, que es un incremento anormal en el nivel del mar tras una tormenta. La escala también
Continue ReadingBy Paradise Afshar and Tina Burnside, CNN A man has been arrested in connection with a deadly boating accident that killed five people on a river in Georgia, authorities said. Two boats traveling in opposite directions collided Saturday morning on the Wilmington River in coastal Chatham County, officials said. A 45-year-old man from Savannah, Georgia,
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Roman Abramovich has completed the sale of Chelsea to a consortium fronted by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly. The price is $3.2 billion. That is the highest ever for a sports team. Abramovich’s 19-year tenure ended after he had to sell the club after being sanctioned over his links to Russian
Continue ReadingVictoria Fernandez (CNN) — La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) investiga el posible vínculo entre un brote de hepatitis A y fresas orgánicas frescas. La FDA, los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés), la Agencia de Salud Pública
Continue Reading CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians have traded infielder Yu Chang to the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash. Chang had been designated for assignment last week. Once a promising prospect for Cleveland, the 26-year-old Chang played in just four games for the Guardians this season and struck out seven times in 10 at-bats. He also missed
Continue Reading By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Henrik Stenson has checked out the Italian course staging next year’s Ryder Cup for the first time since being appointed captain of the European team. He had a couple of assistants with him at the Marco Simone course outside Rome. Italian golfer Edoardo Molinari
Continue ReadingBy Cate Cauguiran Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — Midlothian family honored a 27-year-old mother who was shot and later died after a shooting on the Dan Ryan Expressway last week. The family held a cluster of balloons tightly together as the victim’s mother tried to hold it together during a
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer There was a distinct New Zealand flavor to the new era for English cricket that was launched at Lord’s. Brendon McCullum took his first training session as coach of the men’s test team that will be captained for the first time by Ben Stokes in England’s opening match of
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CNN Editorial Research Here is some background information about stem cells. Scientists believe that stem cell research can be used to treat medical conditions including Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord injury, stroke, burns, heart disease, diabetes, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. About Stem Cells Sources: National Institutes of Health, Mayo Clinic Stem cell research focuses on embryonic
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to several incidents on the water of the Lake of the Ozarks over the Memorial Day weekend.
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Story by Rebecca Cairns, CNN; Video by Hazel Pfeifer, CNN Sassy, hardy, and vicious: that’s how yellow-eyed penguins are fondly described by the people who spend their days working with them. “(They) aren’t as cute and cuddly as they look,” says Jason van Zanten, conservation manager at Penguin Place in the Otago Peninsula, New Zealand.
Continue Reading Story by Rebecca Cairns, CNN; Video by Hazel Pfeifer, CNN Sassy, hardy, and vicious: that’s how yellow-eyed penguins are fondly described by the people who spend their days working with them. “(They) aren’t as cute and cuddly as they look,” says Jason van Zanten, conservation manager at Penguin Place in the Otago Peninsula, New Zealand.
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By Lucas Nelson Click here for updates on this story HENDERSONVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A beloved gym owner in the mountains celebrated her 70th birthday this week, and her coworkers and clients came together early on Saturday morning, May 28, to celebrate her with — what else? A workout! The workout was to complete
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